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Car cannot start - inverter cable?

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Marvel800, Nov 14, 2024 at 1:52 PM.

  1. Marvel800

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    fellow Prius owners,

    I have a 2014 Prius V 5. I changed the inverter pump and in order to do so, I removed the inverter. There were no major problems while trying to remove it (as far as I can tell, nothing broken, no major struggle with anything, etc.) After replacing the pump, I noticed the cable does not "lock" anymore - it comes off rather easily with a slight tug. Furthermore, the car can no longer start. I'm not sure if the two are related or not. Does everyone has any idea? I've enclosed a few pictures of the connector (both male and female ends).

    I thought it might be the battery, but I've charged it up to 100%. I also made sure the HV lock is firmly and correctly in place. I also verified all the battery connections are secured.

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    If you can’t lock the connector it is not going in correctly.

    I would look at the orange seal which may be displaced.
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    I looked at it again and the orange seal looks where it is supposed to be. I've enclosed a few pictures of different angles. Can you see anything? It just doesn't lock into place and the car cannot start. Are they related?
     

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    From appearances, the orange seal should be down-hole, serving as an edge seal on the mating connector.
     
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    The orange seal is all the way down (you can see it from the pictures). I don't know if it can be pushed down any further.
     
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    Can the orange seal be pushed in tighter to the connector so it edge seals/laterally, but doesn’t impede vertically/axially seating the connector?
     
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    Can you explain what do you mean by "down-hole"?
     
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    The orange seal is like a rubber band right? It already wraps around the connector. I made sure it was more or less aligned around the entire connector in equal distance. I am not sure why Toyota made it so hard to reattach this connector.
     
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    It’s not hard if everything is right